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    "id": 453156,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/453156/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Leader of Majority Party regarding enforcement of anti- gay laws in Kenya by various organs of the national Government. Pursuant to Article 45 of the Constitution, the family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and enjoys protection of the State. Article 45(2) provides the right to form families of persons of opposite sex. One key threat to the family unit as envisaged by the foregoing Article of the Constitution is gayism. Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution provides the right to healthcare to all Kenyans. Gayism has been found to be a key contributor to some diseases including penile cancer, retrograde infections and anal cancer thus adding to the disease burden of this country. Surveys by various pollsters in the country have confirmed that a majority of Kenyans are opposed to gayism thus an attempt to impose it in Kenya is undemocratic and a violation of the national values and principles of governance as provided for in Article 10(2)(a) of the Constitution. Sections 162 and 165 of the Penal Act, Cap.63 establish the penalties relating to gayism thereof but the Government has been slow in enforcing the said law, contrary to the constitutional principle of rule of law. In the Statement, the Leader of Majority Party should inquire into and report on:-"
}